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Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Division of Environmental Resources Management Our Florida Reefs June 2014 Habitats Everglades WEST Biscayne Bay / Intra-coastal Mangroves, Seagrass bed, Artificial
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Division of Environmental Resources Management
Our Florida Reefs June 2014
county…
Preserve
wide and 35 miles long
shorelines/seawalls
mangrove shoreline
Generally oligotrophic (low nutrients), relatively clear-water estuarine habitats
Seagrass & Macroalgae
Turtle grass. Manatee grass, Shoal grass, Johnson’s seagrass (threatened species)
species). Important shrimp, invertebrate and juvenile fish species habitat Hardbottom
common in central and south central Bay (i.e., Featherbed Banks).
corals, and sparse SAV Upland and Coastal Wetlands (Mangrove), including spoil islands
dune hammock; upland native hammock
*Slide modifed from J. Serafy
Bare or Undetermined Mangrove Seagrass/Algae Hardbottom/Seagrass Coral Reef Homestead Coral Gables Miami Aventura
Sunny Isles Submerged Breakwaters 32nd Street Attached Breakwaters
hardbottom communities
Offshore of Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne Special Management Zone
Inshore / Bay Offshore
acidification
improvements
and infiltration
systems
restoration projects
been enhanced or restored
from Sunny Isles south to Key Biscayne
http://gisweb.miamidade.gov/ArtificialReefs/
Steve Blair blairs@miamidade.gov Habitat Restoration: Josh Mahoney mahonj@miamidade.gov Natural & Artificial Reefs / Mooring Buoys: Sara Thanner thanns@miamidade.gov